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Fort Lewis women’s lacrosse looks to get back to RMAC tournament

Head coach Ashley Travis is in her fifth season as head coach

DATE: Mar 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Dominant paint presence powers Fort Lewis past Lubbock Christian in NCAA tournament

Skyhawks move on to face Colorado Mesa on Sunday night

DATE: Mar 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Roundup: Durango baseball finishes Delta tournament on strong note

Despite scoring five runs in first game, Demons score 17 combined runs over next two games

DATE: Mar 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Photos: Fort Lewis defeats Lubbock Christian 86-72 in South Central Region basketball tournament opener

Skyhawks pull ahead late in first half Saturday in Canyon, Texas, will face Colorado Mesa in Sunday’s regional semifinals

DATE: Mar 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Live updates: Fort Lewis defeats Lubbock Christian 86-72 in South Central region NCAA tournament opener

Skyhawks in action Saturday at West Texas A&M; Fort Lewis will face Colorado Mesa on Sunday

DATE: Mar 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Here’s a look at why Fort Lewis didn’t get top seed in South Central region

Skyhawks received the second seed; West Texas A&M received the top seed

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Contrasting styles: Scouting Lubbock Christian

The Chaps lost on a buzzer-beater in the Lone Star Conference championship game

DATE: Mar 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis gets No. 2 seed in South Central region of NCAA tournament

Skyhawks will travel to West Texas A&M to face Lubbock Christian

DATE: Mar 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Agbim’s 33 points lifts Skyhawks to RMAC tournament championship over Colorado Mesa

Fort Lewis wins back-to-back RMAC tournament titles GRAND JUNCTION – For the first time in Fort Lewis men’s basketball history, the Skyhawks are back-to-back Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferen...

DATE: Mar 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Here’s how Fort Lewis basketball ranks statistically

Skyhawks hoops teams have excelled in different categories

DATE: Mar 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skyhawks dominant in paint, beat Colorado School of Mines 87-73

Fort Lewis moves on to RMAC tournament finals with win

DATE: Mar 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Six Skyhawks basketball players earn All-RMAC honors

Lanae Billy, Obi Agbim and Malik Whitaker make First-Team All-RMAC

DATE: Mar 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Fort Lewis women’s lacrosse looks to get back to RMAC tournament

Dominant paint presence powers Fort Lewis past Lubbock Christian in NCAA tournament

Roundup: Durango baseball finishes Delta tournament on strong note

Photos: Fort Lewis defeats Lubbock Christian 86-72 in South Central Region basketball tournament opener

Live updates: Fort Lewis defeats Lubbock Christian 86-72 in South Central region NCAA tournament opener

Here’s a look at why Fort Lewis didn’t get top seed in South Central region

Contrasting styles: Scouting Lubbock Christian

Fort Lewis gets No. 2 seed in South Central region of NCAA tournament

Agbim’s 33 points lifts Skyhawks to RMAC tournament championship over Colorado Mesa

Here’s how Fort Lewis basketball ranks statistically

Skyhawks dominant in paint, beat Colorado School of Mines 87-73

Six Skyhawks basketball players earn All-RMAC honors

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